Biography
Fadillah bin Yusof (born 17 April 1962 in Sibu, Sarawak) is a Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia and Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation. He has represented Petra Jaya in the Dewan Rakyat since 2004 and is a senior vice-president of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), the dominant party in the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) coalition. He is the first Sarawakian to hold the deputy premiership, and only the second deputy prime minister from outside UMNO. His appointment in December 2022 reflected the pivotal role Sarawak's bloc of MPs played in assembling the unity government after the 2022 general election produced no majority. Fadillah is the ninth of fourteen children. His father, Yusof Merais, was active in Sarawak's anti-cession movement against British rule and was imprisoned twice; the family was supported during those years by his mother's work as a domestic helper and seamstress. He was educated at St Mary's Primary School in Sibu and, on a Yayasan Sarawak scholarship, at Panglima Bukit Gantang Secondary School in Perak, before completing a law degree in both civil and Sharia law at the University of Malaya in 1986. He practised as a lawyer and held office in PBB — including as its youth chief from 2007 to 2017 — before winning Petra Jaya in 2004. He was made Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation in 2008 and promoted to Minister of Works in 2013, a portfolio he held again under Muhyiddin Yassin and Ismail Sabri Yaakob. During the 2018–2020 opposition years he served as GPS parliamentary whip and chaired a parliamentary select committee. He briefly held the Plantation and Commodities portfolio before the December 2023 reshuffle moved him to energy transition and water.
Constituencies (1)
Electoral track record
| Year | Party | Votes | % | Majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | PBB | 54,745 | 79.15% | — | Won |
| 2018 | BN | 28,306 | 65.91% | — | Won |
| 2013 | BN | 29,559 | 78.46% | — | Won |
| 2008 | BN | 19,515 | 79.22% | — | Won |
| 2004 | BN | 18,236 | 77.09% | — | Won |
Parliamentary activity
From 249 Dewan Rakyat sittings- 3 Mar 2026· Sitting 20Present
- 2 Mar 2026· Sitting 191Present
- 26 Feb 2026· Sitting 18Present
- 25 Feb 2026· Sitting 17Present
- 24 Feb 2026· Sitting 164Present
- 23 Feb 2026· Sitting 15Present
- 12 Feb 2026· Sitting 14On leave
- 11 Feb 2026· Sitting 13On leave
- 10 Feb 2026· Sitting 12Present
- 9 Feb 2026· Sitting 11Present
- 5 Feb 2026· Sitting 10Present
- 4 Feb 2026· Sitting 9Present
- Rang Undang-undang Perlembagaan Persekutuan (Pindaan) 20262 Mar 2026Yes
- Division4 Nov 2025Yes
- RANG UNDANG-UNDANG PERLEMBAGAAN (PINDAAN) 20254 Mar 2025Yes
- RANG UNDANG-UNDANG PERLEMBAGAAN (PINDAAN) 20254 Mar 2025Yes
- Rang Undang-undang Keselamatan Dalam Talian 202411 Dec 2024Yes
- Division9 Dec 2024Yes
- RANG UNDANG-UNDANG PERLEMBAGAAN (PINDAAN) 202417 Oct 2024Yes
- RANG UNDANG-UNDANG PERLEMBAGAAN (PINDAAN) 202417 Oct 2024Yes
- Division18 Jul 2024Yes
- RANG UNDANG-UNDANG SURUHANJAYA PENERBANGAN MALAYSIA (PEMBUBARAN) 202426 Jun 2024No
- RANG UNDANG-UNDANG TENAGA BOLEH BAHARU (PINDAAN) 202325 May 2023Yes
Attendance, participation & recorded votes extracted from official Hansard records.
Connections (250)
Explore network- Adam Adli bin Abd HalimPKR100% aligned
- Mustapha SakmudPKR100% aligned
- Sh Mohmed Puzi Sh AliUMNO100% aligned
- Tan Kar HingPKR100% aligned
- Rodziah binti IsmailPKR100% aligned
- Mohd Sany bin HamzanAMANAH100% aligned
- Edwin anak BantaPRS100% aligned
- Lo Su FuiPBS100% aligned
- Ismail Sabri YaakobUMNO100% aligned
- Hishammuddin HusseinUMNO100% aligned
News sentiment over time
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